Live Blogging of Hewlett Packard 3D Printing Announcement

It’s been known for well over a year now that Hewlett Packard (NYSE: HPQ) has been planning to enter the 3D printing space. While rumors have been quite broad, ranging from industrial level glass 3D printers, to consumer level machines which could potentially compete with the likes of MakerBot, up until now nothing has been released publicly.

As recently as the beginning of this month, Hewlett Packard announced that they will be splitting into two companies. Current CEO Meg Whitman will remain the head of Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, while Dion Weisler will take on the reigns of CEO for the newly formed HP Inc. HP Inc. will handle the PC, desktop printer, and most intriguing of them all, 3D printers. The only question remains is exactly what the 3D printing portion of the business will encompass.

Today is the day that Hewlett Packard is expected to announce their entrance into the 3D printing space. While nothing has been confirmed with 100% certainty, from individuals who we have spoken to, who have connections to those within the company, 3D printing will be a huge part of today’s special event in New York. We are fortunate enough to be able to live blog the event straight to our readers, so as we learn what is going on, you will too.

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Events/Announcements will be ordered from newest (top of this article) to oldest (bottom of this article). For those of you interested in discussing this announcement as it is happening, please chat it up in the HP 3D Printing Announcement forum thread on 3DPB.com.

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– Should be very exciting to see what comes about with this.

– Here is Blended Reality.

– Closing with a commercial that will be airing tonight on the Tonight Show.

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– I love the enthusiasm of Weisler. He will make a great CEO of HP Inc.

– Weisler is back on stage.

– Big round of applause for Sprout.

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– The Sprout platform will continue to expand.

– This weekend in Best Buy and Microsoft stores. On shelves on November 9th!

– Launching in Best Buy, HSN, HP, Microsoft store and B&H

– The bed (magic mat) is spill proof, created with help from 3M.

– Microsoft, Intel, 3M, DLP tech are launch partners.

– Sprout is so incredible. You put an object on the bed, it is scanned, and then it appears on that same bed with the ability to manipulate it with your hands or other tools. So hard to explain but very impressive.

– Great for archiving objects into the digital realm. Don’t need photography when you can have 3D rendering of things.

– Many different creative people are talking about how Sprout is helping them out.

– Demonstrations are very interesting and quite amazing.

– Watching video of an artist using Sprout.

– Sprout is not a finish product and it will never be a finished product.

– For the past 2-3 months, HP has given Sprout to artists, to test it out.

– Encouraging a developer outreach program. They are looking to get developers on board.

– Martha Stewart even created an app for Sprout. Allows fans to create cards, invites, etc.

– As a hardware company, HP would have stopped at the 3D Printer, but they stumbled upon magic (Sprout). If you scan in an image it is loaded into the Sprout workspace.

– Remove collaboration for creators. Sprout allows you to scan objects and then 3D print them. The objects can be manipulated with a stylus pen, a web cam, your hands and much more.

– Everyone is a creator. Sprout will help us all.

– Technology has evolved.

– The genesis of sprout started deep in the R&D lab with a few engineers with a vision of creating a better experience for people wanting to create. For thousands of years people have used their hands to create….

– Sprout by HP. New speaker on stage…

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– This is really cool

– Emnersive Computing – ‘Sprout’ by HP

– Why shouldn’t we be able to go from thought to expression in an instance.

– Back to Blended Reality. To unlock potential of 3D printing, we need to model in 3D, and we need something better than we have today. Need to bring objects from physical into the digital and modify them.

– Will allow companies to reimagine unique parts. Not all there is today!!

– Multiple patents filed on this technology. The print bar makes the magic happen. 30,000 nozzles on the print bar. Will forever change the landscape of 3D printing.

– Open platform approach to multijet. They want to leverage the world. Allow others to come in and innovate on the HP platform. If someone has an idea, they can come to HP and work with them to expand the applications.

– Parts can hold extreme weight (showing it supporting a car)

– Printer can print own parts.

– 3 hours to do what SLS machines take 38 hours to do.

– Laser sintering only provides 200-400 microns.

– Uses a pagewide print bar. Facts: over 350 million drops per second at 21 micron precision.

– How multijet fusion works. Layer of powder is laid down, then fusing agent is applied, and at same time, a detailing agent is used for high definition. Then it is hit with an energy source and the layer is complete.

– Printer will cost lower than any others in the class. Parts produced will cost less as well. Speed, quality and cost together!

– HP feels they can make a significant contribution. A multijet fusion. 10X’s faster than any technology today!!

– Problems today, is speed, and costs. Quality is acheivable but too expensive.

– Showing a gear on the screen. The future of manufacturing will change. HP sees incredible potential with 3d printing. See potential to change industries and economies. Ready to lead industrial revolution.

– New speaker….

– Not just another 3D printer, but a tool for the next industrial revolution.

– You’ve all heard of 3D printing. We are excited too. Most of this is generated in the consumer space. For HP to enter the market, they want to solve the fundamental corporate problems of speed,cost and quality.

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